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Atheist Anthem
04:57
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Atheist Anthem
wont you ever help me
sing this Atheist Anthem
it’s not so hard to do..
wont you ever help me
sing this Atheist Anthem
it’s not so hard to do..
if you’ve ever been
damaged by religious persuasion
can I get an amen?
won’t you stand up
salute the atheist flag
if you’ve ever been confused
by creationist dogma
well, can I get a hallelujah
if you’ve ever been
dragged down
by a creationist drag
cos I’m descended from the monkeys
who jumped down from the trees
somewhere back in Africa
you can blame it on
the birds and the bees
but in the good old U.S. of A
they staged
Monkey Trials in the schools
and they tried to explain
a Creationist God
they tried to turn
all those kids into fools
see they just couldn’t bear to believe
that we once crawled out of rock pools
covered in the shit of the primal ooze
and well, Charlie Darwin was
just a Communist anyway...
so give me my apple pie
my flag
and my mom
knuckle down son
to the fundamentalist rules
we’ve got a
1000 points of light
don’t squeeze the trigger
til you see
the whites of their eyes
and don’t forget son
we’ve got the bomb
and wont you ever help me
sing this Atheist Anthem
it’s not so hard to do..
and wont you ever help me
sing this Atheist Anthem
it’s not so hard to do..
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2. |
Death Song
04:40
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DEATHSONG
Take a long last look at me
I’m drifting out towards the open sea
yes I’m somewhere round the river bend
and I couldn’t be more happy.
I know about my own demise
so wipe a tear baby from your eyes
cos we’ve all got to get there in the end
now who to invite to the party.
I know I won’t fly into the air
no guardian angel’s gonna meet me there
just make sure that my grave’s kept clean
when you lay my body low.
There’s a big storm coming up ahead
so take a deep breath & let it flow
you see I’m really not afraid of death
it’s gonna work out fine I know.
I’ve heard about your Jesus Christ
and I’ve met a lot of fakes
I’ve even heard about a place called Paradise
& how it’s crawling with oil sheiks.
So honey loose your demons on me now
I don’t believe in evil anyhow
you see there’s nothing owed
cos I’ve paid in full
& our work together is done.
I don’t want no holy joe
you can hang on to your rosary
on the day I finally let go
death will have no dominion over me.
Let it flow
Let it flow
Let it flow
and my song at last is sung
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3. |
Evil
05:58
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Evil
well I sheltered you
but I never knew
you were evil
I tried to break through
keep you safe from the truth
that you were evil
what a pair me here in prison
and you’re pregnant
over there
what a pair
me here in prison
and you’re pregnant
O what a pair
true borderline
fake suicide
girl you’re evil
secrets and lies
big round eyes
yes you’re evil
sick, sick & broken
and there’s violence in the air
were both so broken
cos we didn’t
take good care
you got lost in the stars
so I lifted your mask
I found evil
and while I draw breath
and even after my death
I’ll know you’re evil
what a pair me here in prison
and you’re pregnant over there
me here in prison
and you’re pregnant
O what a pair
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4. |
Ownlife
03:10
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Ownlife
kiss me cos I’m bound to die
but I can’t even take my own life
won’t you help me
to contact The Brotherhood?
I’ve been outside
the whole time
we used to live in
a golden country
we used to make love
under the sun
once I even thought
that we’d made a contact
but they get you like that
one by one..
in a little room
above an old junk shop
we made love and we hid out of sight
we had our books and music
and chocolate
we had coffee and paintings and light
i used to stare from a dirty back window
i used to wait for the knock on the door
we were so used to each other’s promises
now there’s nothing like that anymore
baby kiss me cos I’m bound to die
won’t you kiss me
just where i lie
i used to want
to contact The Brotherhood
they were outside the whole time
yeah they were outside
the whole time
i´ve been outside of my Ownlife
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5. |
Kings & Queens
04:20
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Kings & Queens
every player knows that the queen
can move anywhere
while knights in shining armour
spend half the game up in the air
and castle walls
that once seemed safe & tall
can make prisoners of us all
all you men of god
you just kneel before the cross
while the soldiers
must try and hold their line
and while the old king dreams
of victory in his sleep
the young queen
can simply bide her time
and you see this same game
going on everywhere
and it leads us all to build
dreaming castles up in the air
we all seem to seek
perfect kings and queens so complete
that we’ll never have to look elsewhere
no we’ll never have to look elsewhere
every wooden board
turns 8 X8 into infinity
and some say the game itself
is as old as eternity
but the battle can’t be won
til the last piece is gone
and every day
a new game is begun
and you see this same game
going on everywhere
it leads us all to build
dreaming castles up in the air
well we all seem to seek
perfect kings and queens so complete
we’ll never have to look elsewhere
no we’ll never have to look elsewhere
every player knows
that the queen can move anywhere
sometimes the king
must hang his head down
in despair
cos we all seem to need
kings and queens so complete
that we’ll never have to look elsewhere
no we’ll never have to look elsewhere
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6. |
Existence
04:25
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Existence
Existence is a very deep game
It’s been around since the world began
It’s origins lie in the mists of time
There was life on earth
before there was man
All around the world
we are much the same
Only six degrees from each other
One thing I know
Is I’m not your mother
But there’s a good chance brother
I may be your brother
Or your lover
Well you can choose your friends
But you can’t choose family
And you could a lot worse
Than befriend a monkey
Hang out at the zoo
and talk zoology
But you better just hope
he’s got a short memory
Cos we haven’t always covered
Ourselves in glory
Being king of the beasts
Has been a gory story
Cos we’ve driven our cousins
Into extinction
Friend or foe alike
We’ve shown little distinction
Well Existence!
honey you better get hip
There was nothing before
And there’s nothing coming after it
Existence!
one thing I know
We’ve got nowhere else to go
Existence!
You better get a grip
There ain’t no God
And there ain’t no spaceship
Existence!
As far as we know
We’ve got nowhere else to go
But then I guess if we weren’t all
Natural born killers
Then I don’t suppose we’d still be standing
But what I do find a bit disconcerting
Is just how much
We still like to keep our hand in
But what if we sailed out of here
In a new Noah’s ark
Made our way back into the
Heart of darkness
Well they say each man
must serve one master
But Donald Trump is a fucking disaster
on an evolutionary scale..
Well Existence!
honey you better get hip
There was nothing before
And there’s nothing coming after it
Existence!
one thing I know
We’ve got nowhere else to go
Existence!
You better get a grip
There ain’t no God
And there ain’t no spaceship
Existence!
As far as we know
We’ve got nowhere else to go
So when the little green men
All come to town
Jump out of their spaceship
And they look around
They’ll find no trace of this current administration
Just the smoking ruins
of our un - civilisation
So thankyou very much and goodnight
I don’t really mean to be so rude
But now we’ve drunk all your wine
And eaten all your food
Will the last one leaving turn out the light?
So thankyou very much and goodnight
I don’t really mean to be so rude
But now we’ve drunk all your wine
And eaten all your food
Will the last one leaving turn out the light?
Existence hey!
You you better get hip
There was nothing before
and nothing’s coming after it
But Existence!
one thing I know
We’ve got nowhere else to go
Existence huh!
Well, what is it for
Just a big rehearsal
For the 3rd world war
Existence!
one thing I know
We’ve got nowhere else to go
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7. |
Born To Love You
05:12
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Born To Love You
I was born to love you
and honey it’s my special profession
when life pulls you down
and you roll under
well I can pick you up
to get you back together
I was born
honey I was born to love you
and I was born to praise you
baby it’s my pleasure too
when you feel like you’re going crazy
well I can help you to
take away the hunger
I was born
honey I was born to please you
in the garden
surrounded by some tall trees
shadows dance across the walls
there’s a wedding going on
in another place
but baby we’ve been there before
and we know it’s just the start
I wasn’t born to lose you
when you’ve survived a thousand cuts
and you’re feet are tired of walking
around the stores
and there’s so much to do
before another dawn
I’ll ease you
baby I was born to please you
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8. |
Evil Thing
06:09
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Evil thing
looked at the sky today
i saw the sky today
looked at the sky today
i saw the sky today
looked at the sky today
i saw the sky today
looked at the sky today
i saw the sky today
train brought us out
we came a long long way
train brought us out
we came a long long way
i was seventeen
someone’s teenage bride
we made a home out here
and we settled in
just seventeen
someone’s teenage bride
he brought us all this way
but he locked me in
and they call this place
the domain of the wind
yeah they call this place
the domain of the wind
sand started to fly
and it came back in
there’s a mare up there
it’s an EVIL THING
looked at the sky today
i saw the sky today
looked at the sky today
i saw the sky today
looked at the sky today
i saw the sky today
looked at the sky today
i saw the sky today
sand filled my eyes
wind in my head
twister in my heart
now it’s killed it dead
sand filled my eyes
wind in my head
twister in my heart
now it’s stopped it dead
now it’s stopped it dead
there’s a mare up there
it’s an EVIL THING
nightmare up there
like my evil twin
there’s a mare up there
kicks my head right in
nightmare up there
i feel it coming in
and they call this place
the domain of the wind
yeah they call this place
the domain of the wind
i saw the sky today
and i felt the wind
tried to push it out
but it came right in
and they call this place
the domain of the wind
yeah they call this place
the domain of the wind
the domain of the wind
the domain of the wind
the domain of the wind
the domain of the wind
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9. |
Half Trained
05:30
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Half trained
Half tame / Half trained
You’re an amazing grace
Half wild / Half child
You’re an amazing raisin
Full on / For the dawn
You’re a wild blue yonder
Full power/ Every hour
You’re a flower under water
Half time / Half mine
You’re an amazing captain
Half flight/ Half fight
You’ll be a fine valentine
Half tame / Half trained
You’re an amazing grace
Half man / Half Pan
You sure shook up Neverland
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10. |
Ahabs Soul
03:54
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Ahabs Soul
Well I leave a white and turbid wake
pale waters and paler cheeks
wherever i sail I´m impatient of
all misery in others that is not mad
Well here saturn´s great chaos
rolls over me and I obtain
dim shuddering glimpses into
polar eternities
Well light though thou be
thou leapest out of darkness
but I am darkness leaping out of light
leaping out of thee
so the ship and boat did diverge
and the damp night breeze blew between
and a screaming gull flew overhead
and the two hulls wildly rolled
Well alike joy and sorrow
hope and fear
seemed ground to finest dust
and powered for the time
in the clamped mortar
of Ahab´s iron soul
So we gave three heavy hearted cheers
and then we blindly rolled
like fate itself into the
lone Atlantic
sailor singing la la la etc
Well alike joy and sorrow
hope and fear
seemed ground to finest dust
and powered for the time
in the clamped mortar
of Ahab´s iron soul
Well light though thou be
thou leapest out of darkness
but I am darkness leaping out of light
leaping out of thee
So we gave three heavy hearted cheers
and then we blindly rolled
like fate itself into the
lone Atlantic
sailors singing la la la etc
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11. |
Vampyre Blues
05:02
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Vampyre Blues
I got the Vampyre blues
Y’know I grew up too fast
Now when the spring comes around
I see the leaves falling down
well I got perpetual night
and I got second sight
& I’m afraid of the dark
but I’m scared of the light
I’ve got the Vampyre blues
Y’know I sleep with the rats
but they’re the size of cats
and I dream too much
cos I long for your touch
I’ve got the Vampyre blues
I was born out at sea
I can hear the storm outside
but it’s the moon that’s killing me
It’s killing me
Yeah the Vampyre blues
you know I sleep in the dark
and when the stakes are high
I get a pain in my heart
Well the villages all around
They are empty of all life
but I’ve got to stick to my path
If I’m going to find a Vampyre wife
but I’ll never settle down
If I can’t take her underground
well have you heard the news?
I’ve got the Vampyre blues
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12. |
Winter Kills
04:46
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winter kills
another day in the r.o.k
and winter kills
low winter sun
and I´m moving on
cos winter kills
girl you lost me
yeah you lost me
so I´m moving out
out of here
yeah you got me
but you got me wrong
so I´m out of here
out of time in the hospital
cos winter kills
I´m going wrong
and it won’t be long
before winter kills
girl you lost me
yeah you lost me
so I´m moving out
out of here
yeah you got me
but you got me wrong
so I´m out of here
the sun is standing very still
and winter kills
it’s the darkest day of the year
so I´m out of here
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Dan Cross London, UK
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